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OTTAWA - It was a mistake to remove a report on the 2006 accidental death of a Canadian soldier by Israeli Forces from its website, the Department of National Defence admits.

The report was posted in 2008 then removed in January 2009 "after it was discovered that some of its content is considered protected information," DND spokesperson Jennifer Eckersley told QMI Agency, adding, "We consider this an error" and it will be made public again.

"DND will examine how best to do this in the coming weeks."

A redacted version of the report is available to the public on request.

Maj. Paeta Hess von Kruedener and three other UN peacekeepers were killed by an Israeli bomb at their observation post in Southern Lebanon, during the 2006 war between Lebanon and Israel.

Media reports Wednesday suggested the report had been removed because Prime Minister Stephen Harper wanted to avoid embarrassing the Israelis.

DND admits 'error' removing report on soldier killed by Israeli fire

OTTAWA - It was a mistake to remove a report on the 2006 accidental death of a Canadian soldier by Israeli Forces from its website, the Department of National Defence admits.

The report was posted in 2008 then removed in January 2009 "after it was discovered that some of its content is considered protected information," DND spokesperson Jennifer Eckersley told QMI Agency, adding, "We consider this an error" and it will be made public again.